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P0266 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for February 2013

Cylinder 2 Balance System Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0266
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2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTSW31P33
P0266: Cylinder 2 Balance / Contribution. When engine is hot, it runs absolutely fine, sounds good, lots of power, starts good, etc. But vehicle will barely start in the morning. I cycled glow plugs 3 times, then cranked engine for 15 seconds straight. It puffs white smoke from tail pipe as each cylin...
February 05, 2013
2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTSW31P33
P0266: Cylinder 2 Balance / Contribution. When engine is hot, it runs absolutely fine, sounds good, lots of power, starts good, etc. But vehicle will barely start in the morning. I cycled glow plugs 3 times, then cranked engine for 15 seconds straight. It puffs white smoke from tail pipe as each cylin...
February 06, 2013
2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FDWF36F62
P0266: Cylinder 2 Balance / Contribution. Customer complaint was rough run and no power cold, after vehicle runs for 5-10 min. It runs good, performed glow plug test and injector buzz test, found 5 glow plugs and 2 injectors not working, replaced all glow plugs and #4 & #8 injectors, installed new...
February 14, 2013